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=== ब्रह्मवरदानम् ॥ Brahma's Boons ===

=== ब्रह्मवरदानम् ॥ Brahma's Boons ===

Brahmadeva highly pleased with with their tapas asked them to wish for any boons other than Amaratva (immortality). Brahma granted Ravana that he can take any form as per his wish and will be victorious in wars with his enemies. It is then that Ravana makes his extraordinary request that he should never be defeated by Gandharvas, devatas, asuras, yakshas, nagas, kinnaras, bhutas which is granted by Brahma. Kumbhakarna, whose mind was controlled by tamas, asked to be granted sleep for a long time. Vibhishana requested that inspite of big distress befalling on him, he should remain undisturbed or adharmic. Also he asked for the Brahmastra to be granted to him, with the knowledge of application (prahara) and retraction (upasamhara). Pleased Brahma along with these two boons grants Amaratva (immortality) to Vibhishana.

Brahmadeva highly pleased with with their tapas asked them to wish for any boons other than Amaratva (immortality). Brahma granted Ravana that he can take any form as per his wish and will be victorious in wars with his enemies. It is then that Ravana makes his extraordinary request that he should never be defeated by Gandharvas, devatas, asuras, yakshas, nagas, kinnaras, bhutas which is granted by Brahma. Kumbhakarna, whose mind was controlled by tamas, asked to be granted sleep for a long time. Vibhishana requested that inspite of big distress befalling on him, he should remain undisturbed or a dharmic. Also he asked for the Brahmastra to be granted to him, with the knowledge of application (prahara) and retraction (upasamhara). Pleased Brahma along with these two boons grants Amaratva (immortality) to Vibhishana.

<blockquote>राक्षसस्तु वरं लब्ध्वा दशग्रीवो विशाम्पते। लङ्कायाश्च्यावयामास युधि जित्वा धनेश्वरम्॥ (Maha. Vana. Parv. 275.32) </blockquote><blockquote>rākṣasastu varaṁ labdhvā daśagrīvō viśāmpatē। laṅkāyāścyāvayāmāsa yudhi jitvā dhanēśvaram॥ (Maha. Vana. Parv. 275.32)</blockquote><blockquote>हित्वा स भगवाँल्लङ्कामाविशद्गन्धमादनम्। गन्धर्वयक्षानुगतो रक्षःकिम्पुरुषैः सह॥ (Maha. Vana. Parv. 275.33)</blockquote><blockquote>hitvā sa bhagavām̐llaṅkāmāviśadgandhamādanam। gandharvayakṣānugatō rakṣaḥkimpuruṣaiḥ saha॥ (Maha. Vana. Parv. 275.33)</blockquote>Ravana after having obtained the mighty boons, from Brahma which made him invincible, came to Lanka and defeated Dhaneshvara (Kubera) in a war against him. Having no choice Kubera had to leave Lanka to live on Gandhamadhana mountain along with Gandharvas, Yakhsas, Rakshasas and Kimpurushas.  

<blockquote>राक्षसस्तु वरं लब्ध्वा दशग्रीवो विशाम्पते। लङ्कायाश्च्यावयामास युधि जित्वा धनेश्वरम्॥ (Maha. Vana. Parv. 275.32) </blockquote><blockquote>rākṣasastu varaṁ labdhvā daśagrīvō viśāmpatē। laṅkāyāścyāvayāmāsa yudhi jitvā dhanēśvaram॥ (Maha. Vana. Parv. 275.32)</blockquote><blockquote>हित्वा स भगवाँल्लङ्कामाविशद्गन्धमादनम्। गन्धर्वयक्षानुगतो रक्षःकिम्पुरुषैः सह॥ (Maha. Vana. Parv. 275.33)</blockquote><blockquote>hitvā sa bhagavām̐llaṅkāmāviśadgandhamādanam। gandharvayakṣānugatō rakṣaḥkimpuruṣaiḥ saha॥ (Maha. Vana. Parv. 275.33)</blockquote>Ravana after having obtained the mighty boons, from Brahma which made him invincible, came to Lanka and defeated Dhaneshvara (Kubera) in a war against him. Having no choice Kubera had to leave Lanka to live on Gandhamadhana mountain along with Gandharvas, Yakhsas, Rakshasas and Kimpurushas.